Grain stooker



' March 30,1926.

l. N. YOUNT GRAIN STOOKER Filed Augustus, 1920 5 Sheets-'Sheet 1 l. N. YOUNT GRAIN STOOKER March so, 192e. 1,578,622 y ISAAC N. You NT.

INVENTOR- lsmc N. Younrn March 30 1926.

l. N. YouN-r- GRAIN sTooKER l Filed August 16, 1920 5 Sheets-Sheet `4 INVENTOR 'tax :Sanc N YouNT.

March 30 1926.

' 1,578,622 l. N. YOUNT GRAIN STOOKER 5 Sheets-Sheet Filed August 1e, 192D Nfl/E NTOR. /s/mw Y0U/VT.

Patented Mar. y30, 1926.7l

UNITED; STATES ISAAC NEWTONYOUT, orv DRINKWATER, sAsKTeHEWAN', (initalia.4

l i GRAIN sTooKEn. y

y.ip'piieatin'meti August 16, i920. serial No2. 40ans?.v f, Y

To all whom t maw concern: i

Be it known that-1.1mm vNEWTONA YOUNT, of the town of Drinkwater, in the ProvinceV of Saskatchewan, ACanada, Vhave invented 4certain new and useful Improve# ments in Grain Stookers, o-ffwhichthe fol# lowing isthe specification.'

Myinveiition relates to improvements in grain stoolrers and the object ofV they invention is to devise la simple'andcheap form off stocker which be readilyattached to a binder trame so as -to'travel `'therewith and it consists essentially of --the i. following arrangement and construction-of vparts as hereina'fter more particularlyexplained.

- v Fig. r1 isa side elevation of Amystooker and' a portion v"ot-a binderindicating the relative position ot the stoolertliereto.

. Fig. 2 is a plan view of iny'stooker slioW ingjits relative position to the binderrdeck ofabinder. f

Fig. 3y isa plan view ceiver reinuoved..v Y Fig. :4 isan'end elevationofthe stooker ivitli the.` slieaf i reshowing the normal position ofthe receiver in `full lines, the intermediate position ready for the discharging of the shock'bydtted lines and of thefdischarge position or pomsif tionthe receiver assumes when the .stookis up-ended in dashed lin'esnv f Fig. 5 isa' plan vienT of the shea receiver showing it inthe sheat receivingpositionin full lines, and in the irYt-ermediate position as `it is swung to thek discharge position and as the compressor arm `mechanismy engages the cam shown in dottedlines, y, and the posi i tionitl assumes'jvhen passingA theA cam 90A during its return y Figli'v isa sidey elevation yotthe shea'jfv showing'y ythe compressorarnimeehanism cQ`V Y acting with: the cam 91), Fig, Y8 being inthe position" the mechanism assumes `when en-v gaging the cam, andlig. v9 in the position'.`

the mechanism. assumes` when le'avi-ngthecam, and, 'lO'in thev p ositionthe-A mech-1 anismxassiinies when ret'urningpast the cam.

` Fig'll isa side .eleyationot'vthe sheafie. ceiverrshown infFigg?, Y. l Fig.12.is a detail, View 'showing'. the en;

gaginglportion of the lever I 86 1in. Contact frame t f if y In the draivingslike' characters` of refer# ence indicate corresponding parts"` inthe various figures... vr n y y w Reterringlto 'Figure 1 a portion-*of a binderframezl is illust-rated Withthe position of the main Wlieel'thereof indicated by f the reference numeral 2. Thesprocket drive Y i 3 and discharge'deck 4 are of yconventional forni. {f-Referrin'g `to Figures J1,- 2 and 3 :the mainjcarriage got the'rstooker: Whichconiprises azframe 6 *secured* at' onefiendto the. frameI4 of the .binderafnd'Supported .ati the opposite oi' outer end-.hy a ,carrier*WheelA ,y 70

mounted upon the shaft 8 journalled in suit'h able bearings ,carried by the'ffr'ame 6.-', S) isa supplemental structure formed ,by two fba'rs i 1.0 and'll fwhichare `supported'crosswise of' themain` frame .6y jupon .the llongitudinal l.timbers 12 and 13 of isuchmainiraine; The

bars. 10 'and 11 'project`,latera'lly troni the.`

traine 46 soas to overhaiigthe saineand are" positioned att/he rightfside lof the'binder.

upon a vvertical shaft 15l carried'` in thecross bar 516 of-.t-hejvmain frame, VThe trarne ,1.4

is'dividevdfintoetwo portions 1"(l and 18 which Vare hinged vtogether at 19.

(See Fig. il.)y

They cross yharalo l of the portion 'f17ris secured to theV shaft; 15. QOis' ay shea-; receiver i sup-A port Whichfit carried bytheportion 17 of the ramelll and ext-ends upwardly therefrom."

21 is an arcuate track *which is supported upon the mainY frame 5 andv is substantially concentrieto `the centre ofthe shattl. The

portion 18 oftheffraniejli `isfjpijovided intermediately' of its length Lwithj'a cross'har QQ'loetWe'en Whiclrand the end bar 2B of the frame isniountedarolleij 24. The (roller 24 bears'uponsthetrack 21 so as to vrsupport jthe fend .of thetraine' lc'wliich ,is remotefroin its 'centre' of swing ot'such. 1iraniens will here` ina'fter be explained; :26. isa shea/f receiver which 'isopen' at both ends and tapered in torni. Ther-large end 2T is provided with a'liiiige' 28jconnecting the receivertothe Outisf al-series of tines which are secured'to the rod29 -Y forming the hinge pinY ofgthe hinge 28l The tines 29 extendupwardvin front of thev open broad end ofthe sheaf reeel-ver so as to 4form ka 5 support for the butt end-sl of: the sheaves as thereoeiverisupfended-.f' f 5 30 is' a Wedge shaped projection which extends upward'trorn the bottom ,oftheieceiver 26 and forms means whereby the butts'of the' er end et the portion 1840i the frame 14. 29 'A sheaves arespread apart-.to torinfa'broad 33 turnably held in the sidewalls ofvthe`V receiver 26. 34 is a crankrarm which is secured to the 'trunnion 33. 3'6 is a spring ringer which is carried by 'the sheaf receiver at its opposite end and to which ispivotally connected a rod 37 pivotally eonnect-edat its opposite end to the Vupp'erend of 'the-'crank arm 34.y The crank arm 34 is heldin its normal position by tension spring 36K.

connected at one end to the crank arm 34- md at the opposite l,end to the sheaf receiver.

26. 33 and 39 are arms swingably mounted at .their inner endsinbrackets 40 and 4l. carried 'by the longitudinal bar 12 of the main frame `6. "42 is 'a roller which is journalled between the 'free ends of the arms 38 and 39. The upper peripheral portion 01' the vroller 42 is 'flush with the upper face ofthe vtrack 2l sok that as the roller'24 travels around upon the track 21 it passes `on to the roller 42 and is 'tempo rai-ily.supported thereby. Thefroller 42 is supported in the normal positionby aturn roll 43 provided. with crank arms L'i4-and 45.

vThe rod 43 isoperated by anyfsuitable forni of lever which is heldin position by a coacting rack quadrant and Jawl (not shown), located in proximity tdthefseat 'of the driver of the binder. 47 isa bevel gear secured to the lower end of the shaft l5. 48 and 49 Vare opposing bevel gears freely mounted upon the shaftlS and meshing with the opposite sides of the bevel gearr47. The bevel gears 48 and 49 'aire provided with ratchet clutch members 50 and 5l 'formed integral therewith. 52 and are clutch members which are splined upon the shaft 8. The clutch members 52 and 53 are 'provided with-annular grooves 54 and 55 with which the cllutch :operating `forks 56 and '57*engage. The fork 56 :is operated by a lever 59 which vis pivotally mounted at 59* upon the bar 1l .carried by the Vmain frame 5. The 'free end of the lever 59 is connected by a pull cord 60 or by any :other suitable means to ari-operating lever locate-d f on the binder in proximity to the -driversseat. 61 is a curved lever which Ais also mounted at 59 "and provide-d with apres sure spring 161. -j The inner endof the lever;

@l bears against the end.` of the rod 62 which is connected to the clutch arm SG-a'ndfwhich is provided with' a'spring 162 7weaker than the springll. The opposite end'o'f the level ellis provided with an upward' projection' 63 `fora purpose which `lwill hereinafter appear.

'6.4 avlever which'. isf pivoted 'at pull cord 6G to a suitable operating lever mounted upon the binderin proximity to the drivers seat. The opposite end oi" the lever' 35 `is provided with a roller (32X. (53X is a spring held rod having at one end va head (Soxv having an inclined face with which the roller' 62X coacts.- The opposite end of `the rodV 63X is connected. by a linlrV 70X to the lever 64. 65X is a bar spring held iii-a bracket l650 against which the outer vend of the lever '65 bears. The lever 65 is provided with an upward projection 67 Vheld against `the inner end of the bar 65X. 63 is 'an elevating conveyor of any suitable type. It is preferably ormed'by endless chains 69 connected together by cross bars `70carrying pronged teeth 71 for engaging the sheaves. 72 and 73 'are standards extending upward `frolnthe side boards 74 of the conveyor. 75 and 75 are lbars through whichV the standards 72 and -73 freely extend. 77 is a bar carried by the bars 75 and 75X., he lower end oit the bar 77 is .curvedupward at( 77X kand the upper end or' thefbar is curved down# ward at 770V. 78 are Vtension springs corr' necting the bars '75 'and 75X to the stand` ards 72 and 73. Bars 77 may be arranged either at each side of the elevating conveyor or in the centre as shown or may bearranged at intervals across the v'conveyor so as to exert a pressure fon the sheaves as they pass outward and hold them in engagement Vwith the prongs v7l of the conveyor. The lower end of tlfielelevating conveyor 68 is provided with areceiving'board 79 which extends at its outer edge beneath the discharge deck 4 ofthe binder. As the sheaves are dischurged from the binder 4 they are conveyed upward by the conveyor' prongs 7l and are vthrown successively intoi the shear vreceiver 26. lllhen the required rnumber of sheaves have been conveyed into the `receiyer the pull cord 60 is pulled so as to carry the clutch member 52 into engage-A ment with the clutch member 50. andthereby drive the bevel rgear 48 from'revolving shaft 8 andthe'reby turn the bevelrgear 47 andthe shaft 15 on which such bevel gear is secured, Asbeforerecitedthe frame 14 is connected to the shaft l5-so as tofturnv therewith. The end of the frame'lfl which `is normally the `forward end isv thereby swung around through ,an are vof '180*degreesV into-,-the

aosit'ion indicated by 'dotted lines in Fig.'- 3, the/roller 24 travelling -upon the track-[2l so as to'support Vthe traine during'this lli() movem-ent'nntil it passes on to the roller* 42. -Iti'vill-v thu'svbeseen that the butts oi the sheaves which are normally directed forward are earned. around-eo as to Abe directed rearward When 'the` receiver. ris

,cated by dashedl lines'in Fig. `4.

' onthe tnes 29.

. by. its .operating brought to `this'position .theiranie "14 ven'- gages the upward projecting portion 63 or the arm 61 thereby carrying the clutch inem'-y ber 52 out otengagenjnt with theclutch inernber 50 and'thereby stopping the turnlng of the frame` 14.

.As soon as thisinoveinent is coin'plete the turn rod 4.8 isreleased by disengaging .the

" pawl of the operating. lever :from thev rack hereinbei'ore referred to' Vallowing the arnis 88 and 89 and r-oller 421t'o dropand thereby.v

allowing the portion -18 of the -frarnel4 Y to drop' or hinge-.downward yinto the inf chned positionv as indicated by dashed lines.

in Fig. 4.r Y.. f As Vthe fraineport-ion 18 strikes the ground the sheaf receiver' '/isj-throvvn upward on its' hinges by the impact of' the part., 1,8l

striking the round so as to carry the receiverfinto t e vertical position as Vindimovement l`the butt` end of the shocl'rjis thrown against the groundand is positioned Simultaneously the spring finger 36 strikes the: ground `forcing the rod lon'itudinally.and the compression arminto the position indicated in Fig. 4

lso as tolclear the shook and allow it to pass outward from the;receiver.` As soon as the receiver is released of the Weight;

ofk the shock itv 1s carried backward to its .normal position by means ofthe tensionispring 80. The Vturn rod `43fis then turned lever 'hereinbefore referred.

to inthe opposite'direction tothat ypreviously described thereby raising thei roller 42 "and the rainefportion 18 andfreeeiver 26 ('18 from falling as y f in the inclined direction to carry the receiver 26 back to its normal position. Y v j y In order to prevent the sheaves ivlncha'reV lbars 81.

to the horizontal position. accomplished the pull cord 66 is pulled thereby carryingthe clutch ,member y53 into engagernentivith the elutchineniber 51 and the internieshing'gears 49 `and 47 driving the shaft 15 in the reverse direetionsofas the 'elevatin g conveyor continually, fed from the shear/receiver 26 is turned and during the deposition ofthe shock I havek provided the following mechau nisin. J 1 1 l i,81 are standardy barsextending outwardly trein the; side boards of the elevating conveyor 69, and82 is a rod which is journaled in tliegouter ends ofthe with the'frod 82 which are formed integral basKet adapted and which Iiorin a receiving to receivethe ysheaves thrown from the'up per end of the conveyor. '84. is afcrank arm secured to one endl o is a standard support .rvhichjextends either from theV frame of the elevating conveyor or may extend from theman ielnfot the' By this! When this is ard Af on th-e niain raine.

88 yare a 'series' of curved tines `the rod'y 82." 85- 'shocker isa lever" pivoted to the'snps Vport`85. andconnected at its upper endby v`- a 'link 8-"to .the varni 84.'` -88 isa ,projection extendingrv from the lever 86 whichl is adapted to "engage the Vfrani'e '14. v y Normally the projection 88 bears against the sideoiv the. rainel `14 so as to hold the lever and the coeacting by fully linesin Fig. l.

lVheng v however,` the y vshea'lf receiver Ais sWungfin afhorizontal plane to discharge the 1. shoclrthe pro]ect1on 881sreleased.vv1th the y gravity lever 86and the tines 8 8 dropped by into the position indicatedby dotted lines" and in closezproxiinity to the in Figr 1,' upper end jren'iarning Vin this p 'of theA conveyor 68, the tines 88 yending-ot the shock "When the receiver mal: position the projectionf88 is Astruck by osition during `the np-11 9.6 v returns to its non] partszinv the position :indicated v the traine 14 thereby'fsvvingingit baclrto-4 88' from the' position indicated `by ldotted lines back to theposition[indicated by full lines. tion thesheaves heldthereby are discharged.

its normalposition a'nd carrying the ,tines Y As thetines.arecarriedgto this posi-- so y.as to] dr-op .;into thefreceiver 2G. l The remaining)number oftv sheaves 4required to.;

the number isconiplete the'np-vendingropen ation ofthe vshear receiver-to discharge the. `'shock is performed.

It Will :bei` understood that-.as thes'heaf receiver discharges the stock and returns-and forni the yshockV are .then ted directly "'ronr the Vconveyor 68 int-o the receiver and -ivhenav not thrown into vthe aV caln member provided f with` spring f finger "91'v suitably Vsnpported'- as by a Vstainl- 1-.10 j .As the 'arnr A90x isfearried.inward vtowards the elevatingV conveyor'tt springs'past the linger As the Vreceiver' movesv1n the opposite d1rect-1on the arni passes-'on the other side the linger andjengagesfthe caniso as to iforcefthe springheld compressor arni kinto the com.. pressing position against thesheaves,

From this description i'tl ivillfb'e seen yI have devisedy a very simple forinofstooker that.

which will 'quickly v andfeasily v*up-*endA lthe shock-'leaving itin a jffirni and stableposition upon the-groun'di 'i f 'f What ljelainias my invention istvl. `In`fa .stoole1, `the .combination v'ithr-.arstocker carriage and ,ineens .t'or vcon'necting the carriage to bindenof a she tireceiver turnablymounted,npon the carriage', means forturning 'thefrec'eivfer in .i horizontal planete .airy thebntts from a'g forwardly .189

, receiver in 'a horizontal plane, releasable means for permitting the huttholding end of the receiver to swing into Contact `with the ground after 'the turning operation and `whereby the shealE receiver is discharge the shock, l Y

3. in a stocker, the combination With :i Astoolrer carriage and means for connecting the "carriage to a hinder, ot a Vframe turnalilv mounted upon the carriage in a horixontal plane inp'roxin'iit3;v to one end, u hinged extension to the turnahle frame, means for turning the trame, means 'for releasahly supporting the free end ot the rra-me in its` normal position, means for releac'rig such 'free end of the frame after its up-endedto turning opera-tion to bring it into Y. Contact with the ground and a. shear1 receiver hingedly connected at its butt holding end to the tree end of the frame. y

el. ln a stocker, the combinationV with a stocker `carriage and means for connecting the carriage to a binder, o't a frame divided into tivo portionsV hingedly connectedtogether, means for turnahly mounting one portion in a horizontal plane upon the stoolier carriage, meansv for turning the frame, ieans for releasahly supporting the tree end of the other portion, releasalile means adapted to release the freeend of the Aframe after its turning movement, and a shea receiver hingedly connected to the free end ot theframe.

` 5. In a stocker, the combination Vwith a stool-ter carriage and meansifor connecting the carriage 'to a binder, of a frame divided into tivo portions hingedlj,7 connected together, 'means tor `turnahly mounting one portion in a horizontal plane upon Vthe stoolzer carriage, means for turning the carriage/.ineens for releasably s'iuoporti-ng the free end of the other portion,'releasahle means adapted to release the tree end of the frame after its turning movement, a shear receiver hingedljiv connected to the free end of the frame, and resilient means for returning the sheai receiver from its tip-ended position'atter being relieved oi" the Weight oft the theek.

6. in stocker, the Combination with a stocker carriage and means for connecting the' carriage to a binder, of a main shaft carried hy rthe carriage, aV carrier `v`Wheel mounted 'upon theV outer' end of the main shaft, a lframe rdivided-into two portions hingedly connected together, a mounted upon the vcarriage and 'to which one of Lthe frame portions Vis secured, a bevel gear secured to the lower 'end ol the shaft, bevel gears freely mounted upon the main shaft and adapted to Vengage vvitl'i Vthe aforesaid gear at diametrically oppoijite sides, clutch` mechanism for independently connecting either or" the main shaft gears to the shat't, manual means for operating such clutch mechanism, automatic means operated` by the frameV as it is carried; to its final position for throwing out clutch vmechanism, releasahle insane` for supporting the hinge portion of the frame When the frame is carried to the turn position, and a sheaf receiver hingedlyvr connected to the Yl'ree end of the frame.

"i". in a stocker, the Vcon/ibinationYwith a.

stoolrer carriage and means iter connecting the vce-rriage to a hint` e ol a sh'eai' receiver tu-rnahly mounted upon `the carriage, means for turning the receiver, means for 4carrying the sheaf receiver to an 11p-ended position upon the ground'at the completion Vof its Vturning movement, means for delivering the sheaves 4from the hinder into the receiver'ivhen l i in the normal position, supplemental means adaptedl to receive the sheaves yfrom the the shock, and means for lip-setting such supplemental receiviiig means to discharge the sheaves contained therein into the main s'heaff receiver. n 8. In a stocker, theconihination Witha stocker carriage, means for connecting rthe carriage to a binder anda shear discharging device of a Sheena receiver turnahly mounted upon the carriage, means for turning the receiver, means for carrying the Vshea'f receiverto an 11p-ended position upon the ground at the completion of its turning movement, means for delivering the sheaves from the binder into the receiver when in a normal position, a shaft mounted in bearings carried bv the sheaf discharging device, a series ofcurved tines extending from the shaft and forming a supplemental sheal receiver adapted to hang in the sheaf receiving position during the discharging of Vhe shock, and means operated by the main sheat receiver vas itis brought to the receiving position for tip-setting the supplemental receiver to discharge the sheaves therefrom into the main receiver.V l Y 1 In a stocker, the combination .With a stocker carriage, meansk for .connecting the carriage to a binder, and a sheet discharging device ofa sheaf receiver vturnallvmounted upon the carriage, means for turning the re ceiver, means for carrying the sheaf receiver in an upward position 'upon the ground at shaft v discharging means during the 'up-ending of v released portion.

1,578,622-v f i i 'A he lcompletion of its vturning movement, means for deliveringthe sheavesfrom the binder into the 'receiver when in a normalf position, a shaft turnably mounted in bearings carried by the sheet discharging device, a series of curved tines extendingv roni'tlie shaft to form a supplemental sheat receiver, a crank arm at one end of the shaft,V a bracket carried by the sheaf 1 delivering means between the binder and the' receiver,`

a leverY mounted intermediately of its length upon suchv bracket, and against the freeend ofvivhi'ch the turnable mounting ofthe sheaf `receiver is carried when the receiver 'is brought to ythe receiving position, and av ymeans for turning the frame, means for supporting the other portion of the frame during, the turning movement, manually operated means for releasing the free vportion of `such frame ywhen carried to the turned position, and a shear receiver connected to suoli 11. In a device' of the class described, a snooker carriage, frame divided into tivo portions hingedly connected together, means for turnablyinounting one -rame portion upon the carriage so as lto leave thefother .frame 'portion Vfree' to move vertically, means for turning the frame,y a roller' journalled injthe other frame portion, a curved track carried by ,the carriage over which the roller travels'rlduring theturning movement or' tlie"frame,"nieans for releasably supporting the :free portion ofthe frame 4 as the roller passes ed" the track and the frame is brought to its i'inal positionanda shear receiver connected to the free end'o the frame. l

l2. In a ldevice of theclass described, a stocker carriage on one side o t which sheaves are discharged, a frame divided intotivo .portions hingedly connected together, means for turnably mounting one port-ion of the frame upon the carriage, means for; turning lthe frame, a` roller carried by the other por- Y* tion of the frame,a curved trackcarried 5.5V 4bythe carriage and. `-on which the roller vtravels*during the turning movement of the frame, arms pivoted upon the discharge side of the carriage, a roller mounted between the arms and on toV which the roller "of the frame 60 travels from the track, 'means tor releasably `supporting the arms, and asheaf lreceiven connectedto the other portion ot' the traine. i 13.111 a ldevice of the class described, ak

stooker carriage,` aA frame divided vinto tivo B5' portions, a receiver, a hinge rod connecting oneV frame portion 'and'ireceiver together,

means Vfor turnably mounting one frame' portion upon'the carriage, a roller mounted in the other 4frame portion, atrack mounted 79 upon .the carriage upon which the `roller of the frame travels during the turning move# ment, tines extendingy upwardly from the hinged rod of the receiver to torni a closure torone end thereof, a tension'spring con-V '15 necting the free end of the receiver with the trame, andmeans for releasably supportingthe other portion ci the frame Whenxitfis brought tothe turned position..

14,. In.` a stocker, a shearI l receiver sup-V1 80 porting'frame having a hingedportion, a`

sheaf receiver hingedlyconnected at one end tothe free `end of the hinged portion of the .fraine, and means! Jfor releasing the-hingedl 'portiongto dropjt'o the ground whereby the 9.5 shear receiverfis svvungupivard on its hinge to an rip-,ended position:

shearl receiver hingedly connected at one end tothetendofthe hinged portion,"and lmeansy for.releasing the hingedv portion tordrop to thel ground whereby the "sheareceiver isVV .swung'upvvard on its hingey to 'an up-ended position, and resilient means for returning the shear receiver into position againstnthe'y 1 hinge portion of theframe'ivlien relieved the Weight of the shock. l i i l15. In l a' gstooker, a sheaf vreceiverfsup-jr,k f :porting Vframe;having 'a hingedportion, a

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